Ashlee Simpson Plans To Change Name To Ashlee Simpson-Wentz

Ashlee Simpson will change her name to Ashlee Wentz, a spokesperson confirmed to MTV News.

The singer, who married Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz on May 17
at her parents’ home in Encino, California, is quoted in a story on People.com saying that she’ll now be known privately as Ashlee Wentz, and professionally as Ashlee Simpson-Wentz. She’s making the change because “I think that that’s something that a woman should do when they’re marrying a man,” she told People. “It’s a tradition that I think is great.”

According to the article, Wentz said that while he left the name-changing decision to his wife, he’s more than flattered she chose to take his name.

So does this mean the pop star’s next album will be credited to “Ashlee Simpson-Wentz”? A spokesperson for the couple did not respond to MTV News’ request for comment on the matter, but we did manage to get a response from Wentz himself, who sort of confirmed the name change in an e-mail.

“Yeah, I think it’s true,” he wrote. “I wasn’t there when Ash was talking, but on my side it is [true.]”

Whether she becomes Simpson-Wentz or not, Ash’s name change is just the latest in an ever-growing list of tabloid-topping instances involving the couple. They first announced their engagement
via a blog post on FriendsOrEnemies.com back in April, and when rumors that Simpson was pregnant began to spread, Wentz e-mailed MTV News to deny them
. Then, just two weeks ago, reports began to swirl
that the couple were planning a quickie marriage in order to evade paparazzi. Those reports, of course, turned out to be true.